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    I won optimember of the year..no car?

    OK, so I won, got no new car.(double checking..hmm nope) Not even a "used" pair of SV lens..nada, nutt'an, zip :) Not even an avatar with a "crown"? I the opti-board member of the year (soon to be UNemployed member of the year :) ) want to thank all the people who voted, as well as all the people who were running as well.. I feel so generous I might as well share all my winnings among the ones nominated ..lets see...here is your share of my winnings (nothing) ..try not to waste it..
    Actually it was more fun exchanging ribbings with the U.K. band and the one lone Canadian and Harry than the win.
    For those that tossed a vote my way, thank you, for those who did not ... well now you know better :) I'm in Florida so who else would have won? We know how to count votes (or discount votes) to get the end result we want ..
    BTW I still am going to be a DEMOCRAT!! ..STILL going to be a hardheaded argumentative pain in the a$$ (didn't I say Dem. :))
    So, no car? No avatar? No prize? No job ...hmm I'm changing affiliation I'm going to be an IND.!!
    Seriously it was fun, hopefully no one took it to serious and had more fun poking at each other than anything else.. I'll give my own prize to me.. got one slightly chipped and cracked coffee mug with my name on it..I'll just take a marker and write under it the "position" I now assume :)
    For those that were nominated.. you win, for those that took the time and interest to vote, you win.. for those that LURKED you LOSE :)

    OK, John has corrected me..so, thanks to my Mom and Dad (Without whom I would NOT be here today to grovel) my press agent, my public consultant, my accountant, my daughter Lauren (who loves to sit on my lap and "edit" my postings by bashing on the keyboard while I type..she is 14 months old BTW) (wiping away a tear here) .. all the people who told me "I couldn't achieve my dreams" (like my accountant, my public consultant,my press agent) ... all I can say is "I'm the king of the world, ma" ... (is that better John?)

    respectfully,

    Jeff "I wanna be in pictures (no not porno)" Trail ABO,OBMoY<-(looks very "medical" like does it not?) :-)

    ..still got a sense of humor, just can't afford anything else :)
    Last edited by Jeff Trail; 02-03-2003, 03:43 PM.

    #2
    Rats Rule...OK

    Nice speech Jeff...:p
    But there were only a few thanks...No mum No dad etc.....
    I'm sure you wern't in it for the prizes. Hell its such a honor you are the first.....No1...Start of the line...Ya de da... Cant be taken away from you....(Steve Jeff did pass the drugs test didn't he.. )
    Enjoy the plaudits and add it to your CV.
    You never know some LURKER might offer you a job. :bbg: :bbg:

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      #3
      Jeff,
      I am attaching a crown that you can save and upload for your avatar.
      Attached Files
      ~Cindy

      "If you can't be a good example, then you'll just have to be a horrible warning." -Catherine Aird-

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        #4
        ***********************King Jeff***********************

        It has a nice ring to it I might say. Just don't forget it can be lonely at the top. By the way, don't forget the two round trip tickets to florida you promised me for voting for... I mean for getting out the vote.
        Robert
        Science is a way of trying not to fool yourself. - Richard P. Feynman

        Experience is the hardest teacher. She gives the test before the lesson.


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          #5
          Robert Martellaro said:
          ***********************King Jeff***********************

          It has a nice ring to it I might say. Just don't forget it can be lonely at the top. By the way, don't forget the two round trip tickets to florida you promised me for voting for... I mean for getting out the vote.
          Robert,

          Now that I am "king" and seen the "budget" Steve has appropriated ..forget it, unless you can ride a paper airplane (RECYCLED btw) ..sheesh we are one poor country.. as it is I'll have to appoint my daughters "staff" to help with day to day problems..meet Winnie the Pooh head of public relations (and food sampler) .. Piglet, in charge of security, Eyeore staff medical advisor .. Charlie the Choo-Choo head of transportation .. last but not least Blue, in charge of all clue seeking :) .. oh and to not forget our brothers and sisters from across the sea.. her favorite, TeleTubbies!! head of communication and publicity :)...
          So the best I can muster is a bunch of "stuffed" animals and characters .. and one real live battery operated train named Charlie who tops out at 1 MPH and goes in a 20 foot circle..HEY come to think of it the "perfect" politician :)

          Jeff "Let them eat cake" Trail

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            #6
            Re: I won optimember of the year..no car?

            Jeff Trail said:
            (is that better John?)

            ..still got a sense of humor, just can't afford anything else :)
            Mmm, Still forgot the one person whitout whom this would not be possible..:hammer:
            Then there's the other couple of things like your left or right hand, for without then you would be a very slow typer, your brain for storing all that knowledge...Need i go on Jeff......

            TwinkyWinky is feeling a bit Dipsy, so LaLa set him to the Po....

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              #7
              Just like a democrat...always looking for a handout :D

              Congrats Jeff, with all your posts of valued information, you DESERVE the win !!!

              BOB V.

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                #8
                Hmmm, the OptiBoarder of the Year is from Florida... Can the allegations of voter irregularities be very far behind?

                How do we know that some of the votes really intended for Al Gore weren't mistakenly cast for Jeff? I mean, those little radio button selectors on the polls are soooo hard to navigate!

                I propose that we all spend days, weeks, and months (and a bunch of money) retabulating the votes to ensure that Jeff has actually won!

                Seriously, congrats Jeff!
                Pete Hanlin, ABOM
                Vice President Professional Services
                Essilor of America

                http://linkedin.com/in/pete-hanlin-72a3a74

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                  #9
                  Pete Hanlin said:
                  Hmmm, the OptiBoarder of the Year is from Florida... Can the allegations of voter irregularities be very far behind?
                  Mmm, and one of the Mods is also from the said King of the voting Male Chicken-up state as well......
                  Now we all know mods can alter the votes in a poll Dont we Pete.....
                  I demand a recount, reset the poll and lets play the weakest link.....Opps wrong game........
                  Now if someone was to offer a bribe maybe i could turn a blind eye......

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                    #10
                    votes

                    :D Thank to all that voted for me and gave me second place, not to bad for an old humble optician. Jeff if a car cant be found i could donate an old dirt bike, you supply the wheels

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                      #11
                      Gee Harry, now they are already talking about bribes, shady polling (I guess you could have "dimples" on the circle)..chad's a hanging and even drug tests

                      I'm all for the "bribe" part :) .. anyone want to walk to the garbage can in the back (third one on the right).. head down the over grown path to the pine tree that looks like olive oil (from Popeye) ... find the rock that is a spitting image of Jimmy Durante's nose (ha cha cha) ..lift rock, insert plain brown paper bag filled with UNMARKED bills (in mixed serial numbers) ..than who am I to argue with the voice of the general public :)

                      Easier than the Iran Contra deal at least.. I could have to take a leave for hmm..personal reasons, or medical or, well you get the drift.

                      As for the bike, YIKES, I already got my Harley taken away, you think my kind hearted wife would want me to go back to dirt bikes? Those "red heads" are mean ya know.. She used to like running around on the bike as much as me till my daughter came along than all of a sudden, I am being a big kid and I could get killed on it..
                      You want to have me assassinated than have that bike show up on my front door step..
                      Myself I would prefer the "bribe"... $5 bucks, one slightly used rimless frame (ok so it needs restrung and has only one nose pad) three pieces of bubble gum (green apple please) one can of Skoal and 3 #2 pencils and a half a box of crayons.. So I'm cheap..

                      Jeff "who said politics, humor and bribery doesn't mix" Trail :)

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                        #12
                        You got your car - a blue Dodge Viper. Happy now? ;)

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                          #13
                          Hey Jeff,

                          From one Democrat to the other....congrats on being named member of the year!!!


                          :cheers:
                          Jana Lewis
                          ABOC , NCLE

                          A fine quotation is a diamond on the finger of a man of wit, and a pebble in the hand of a fool.
                          Joseph Roux

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                            #14
                            Steve Machol said:
                            You got your car - a blue Dodge Viper. Happy now? ;)

                            Steve,

                            BLUE VIPER...alright..vroooom...and here I got a speeding ticket with my little ole pickup Friday, this is going to land me in jail, no ..make that under the rock under the foundation under the jail :)

                            But hey you didn't present it while wearing a tux and crooning "here he is Mr. optiboard of the year"

                            What can I say, but to quote that genious, Gomer Pile "thangya thangya thangya" ...well it beats me quoting Goober by referring to you as "Judy Judy Judy judy"


                            Thanks Steve for giving us a place to exchange optical hoopla and a place to "vent" as well as just shoot the breeze at times ..PLUS you know blue is my favorite color..ahhhh..

                            Jeff "wanna be like Steve when I grow up" Trail

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                              #15
                              ????

                              Jeff, all that trouble to get the bribe money, i keep telling you , use direct deposit

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